Best time to plant daikon in Charters Towers
Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus
Also called mooli, white radish, Japanese radish, long white radish
Sow daikon in Charters Towers in All year.
This mild winter radish forms a long white root with quick-growing leaves. Originally from East Asia, it is now eaten worldwide, and some growers leave it in the ground to break up compacted soil and return nutrients. Its Japanese name simply means 'big root'.
When to sow in Charters Towers
Charters Towers, QLD is in the tropical zone. Its months for daikon apply here without a frost adjustment.
Not yet checked against a local guide.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Charters Towers
Frost usually arrives in Charters Towers around early July and finishes by late July. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as mid June or as late as late August, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly in the bed
- Sowing depth
- 10mm
- Plant spacing
- 20cm
- Row spacing
- 10cm
- Height
- 50cm
- Germination
- 3-14 days at 8-30°C
- Time to harvest
- 60 days
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.